Running the ball over to first is working, and I don’t think he should stop doing it. I do not think that this is a coincidence. He still managed two crow hops on a lot of them, but it wasn’t the full routine that he prefers.
#NICK JR GET A MOVE ON HOW TO#
I’ve been struggling with how to put it into words, so before I make my attempt, let’s see if you can spot it for yourself.Įvery single bad throw Madrigal has made from third to first has been on a play where he didn’t get his normal seven-step running start. It’s a disheartening development for many reasons: Because he needed season-ending surgery on that same hamstring in 2021 because it makes his spot on the Cubs’ roster even more precarious because he was on pace to have the most productive season of his young career and because he does something really fun when he plays third base. Patrick Wisdom is returning from the IL, and Madrigal just started his own IL stint due to a right hamstring strain.
It looks like Madrigal’s regular playing time at third is coming to an end, though. Again, that’s after exactly playing exactly one inning at the position when he was a teenager. As a third baseman, DRS and OAA both have him at +4, DRP has him at +1.1, and UZR has him at -0.1. So far this season, Madrigal has spent 53 innings at second and 303.2 at third. Bench coach Andy Green even flew out to Arizona to spend a week helping him get up to speed at the hot corner.
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